As we enter in 2009, much discussion has been made over the Best Music of 2008. Many Music News sites or magazines (Pitchfork Media, Rollingstone) have many articles on what they picked for Best of 2008. So to share this discussion, I ask what was your favorite music releases this year? Any great new ar...
A four year old Ohio boy is under investigation after shooting his eighteen year old baby sitter, Nathan Beavers, with a shotgun. Witnesses say that the boy was angry with Beavers, when he allegedly step on the little boys foot. The boy then decided to go into the closet and retrieve a shotgun inside a...
Ethiopia, one of the worlds top aid recipients, has just passed a bill imposing tight restrictions on aid agencies. Foreign organizations as well as local groups, which receive over 10% of their funding from foreign sources, are prohibited from offering aid that engages in 5 sorts of activities: T...
With all of the evidence that's out there, it's truly astonishing that people still start smoking...especially people in your age demographic, who have known about the dangers and risks (to say nothing of the FINANCIAL COST) of smoking for YOUR ENTIRE LIVES. What more needs to be done to discourage...
In Europe, government officials and Jewish leaders are concerned that a rise in violent anti-Semitic attacks may be a response to the conflict in Gaza. In France, assailants rammed a burning car into a synagogue, in Denmark, two young Israeli men were shot and injured, and Belgium ordered police to...
some tech stuff coming soon... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7819738.stm the 3D TV is an interesting idea. Would you be willing to wear the glasses for the coolness of 3D from your sofa or is it a little too goofy/inconvenient?
A few days after the US military gave Baghdad's "Green Zone" to Iraqis, they have finished with a new American Embassy. The American government spent $592 million dollars on this buildsing. It is the largest in the whole world, and is 104 acres. Do you think this needed to be built?? Or s...
On Sunday at least 33 people have died in a huge landslide in a northern area of Guatemala and many more are missing. Thousands of tons of rock collapsed on the road in the Alta Verapaz area, 200km north of Guatemala. This same area was hit by a rockfall just last month killing at least 2 people. The main ro...
...should we be more worried about the people? http://www.pcavote.com/pca/show/nominees/ Deal or No Deal? Really?! REALLY?! Anyone ever watched that with TiVo? The show is seriously like five minutes long, stretched over an hour. And why is it that once the person takes the deal, the banker...
Illinois Gov. Blagojevich, accused of attempting to sell Barack Obama's former Senate seat to the highest bidder, tried to appoint former IL attorney general Roland Burris. Burris was just informed that he will not be seated because the IL Secretary of State refused to certify his appointment. ...
New research has found that playful teasing could lead to better friendships and help kids develop social skills.Dr Erin Heerey, of the University of Bangor in North Wales said the kids she studied developed better friendship through "playful humiliations". She also sais"Trea...
In entertainment news, the GOLDEN GLOBES, kickoff of red carpet season, are coming up this Sunday...pop your popcorn and pull up your couch to check out crazy outfits and fake smiles of nonwinners :) (I LOVE awards shows, cheesy though they may be...once upon a time in my life, I actually used to go to...
Jerusalems Prime Minister once again warns the Lebanese Hezbollah militia not to attack Israel. He warned them that Israel was "ready to respond on its northern front if threatened". "Let it be clear, we will make no compromise on our security... No one should get the wrong impress...
The Friday after Thanksgiving has been designated "National Day of Listening" - the mission is to spend an hour interviewing a loved one and record that interview (on audiotape or on video). Simply ask that loved one to tell a story or a series of stories about memorable events of their li...
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